To the Editor: Consider the person wearing that military uniform

ROGER BEAU
November 17, 2014 8:34 am

A post-Veterans Day reflection: On Aug. 12, 1972, after a one — year tour of duty with the 388th Combat Support Group in Korat, Thailand, I was discharged from the U.

A world without you...

VINTON TODAY
November 16, 2014 8:34 am

Hey, you. Yes, you. We need to talk. I saw you the other day, as we gathered, yet again, to remember someone who died way too young. I caught that look in your eye that tells me you wonder if maybe it's your turn.

To the Editor: Medicare price increase won't be known until after election

MONTE RAILSBACK
November 2, 2014 5:08 pm

I received this information from a Retired Marine Colonel from California and I had not opened my 2015 Medicare Handbook until she wrote me the following: Did you receive your Medicare Handbook for 2015 last week?  If you have already received yours in the mail please turn to page 12 and go down to the bottom of the page and read Find out what you pay for Medicare (Part A and Part B).

To the Editor: Brad Anderson would help those who vote by mail

ROSE HUBER TRAFFORD
November 1, 2014 12:56 pm

To The Editor: The top priority of the Iowa Secretary of State ought to be increasing election turnout. Iowans care deeply about ensuring voter access to the polls and it’s time for a Secretary of State who agrees.

To the Editor: How a 'Safe at Home' program could help domestic assault victims

ALEX VASQUEZ
October 21, 2014 7:26 pm

It has come to my attention, through a former student of mine, that a segment of Iowa's population may not be able to participate in the electoral process here because our state lacks a safeguard for the privacy rights of victims of domestic violence.

Peeking at the Guest Book: A beginner's guide to grief

VINTON TODAY
October 17, 2014 4:10 pm

“You gave away one of our secrets,” said Frank, the Funeral Home Guy. We had just buried my mom — and three weeks to the day later, my grandfather — when I wrote the following words: “Some people think that the purpose of The Guest Book is to keep track of the people who attend a funeral or visitation, so you can properly thank them.

To the Editor: Change must be made in November

JOHN STIEGELMEYER
October 15, 2014 11:13 pm

To the Editor, “Survival in the market often requires recognizing mistakes and changing course. Survival in politics requires denying mistakes, continuing the current policies, adding new ones to correct the old ones, and then blaming the bad consequences on others.

Junk Ads: A humorous look at what you don't see here

VINTON TODAY
October 13, 2014 11:24 am

One of the things we like to boast about at Vinton Today is the fact that everything on our site is local. All the news, all the ads.  Very few other news sites can say that.

A final salute to Vinton Marine Larry Michael

VINTON TODAY
October 9, 2014 5:46 pm

The community of Vinton veterans lost a friend today. So did I. Major Larry Michael, a retired Marine, died today, after a long battle with Parkinson’s.

The only clear choice in Iowa's 2014 Senate election

VINTON TODAY
October 8, 2014 11:43 am

When, in the course of events, a voter identifies a statesmen who so eloquently defends the things in which the voter believes, it behooves the voter to defy convention and earnestly support that candidate.